Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] be very " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what they have told us is that the first body was too far decomposed to be very helpful . |
| 2 | Kenner 's fantasy is being discussed in terms of the view — with which Kenner can be expected to be very familiar — that the goals of a biographically-minded criticism are in some measure fantastic . |
| 3 | The server is expected to be very cheap , perhaps as low as $50,000 . |
| 4 | Trans-splicing introns are expected to be very resistant to intron-loss , because the correct replacement of genomic copies of trans-spliced genes can not be achieved by simple homologous recombination and should therefore be extremely rare . |
| 5 | Whether the new production for which there appears to be a market be large or small , the general rule will be that unless the price is expected to be very low that portion of the supply which can be most easily produced , with but small prime costs , will be produced : that portion is not likely to be on the margin of production . |
| 6 | NI benefits are expected to be a target for cost cutting but the review is expected to be very wide ranging . |
| 7 | So inflexible was this masterplan that when New Scientist attempted to introduce someone who knew nothing about computers to the machine ( it is claimed to be very easy to use ) we were turned down on the grounds that ‘ this would upset the timetable ’ . |
| 8 | SSL is claimed to be very difficult for ( hearing ) adults to learn ; some go so far as to say that it is impossible . |
| 9 | Although this is not considered to be very significant here , the improved measurement precision afforded by negative thermal ionization mass spectrometry over previous methods will exacerbate problems with 186 Os normalization , making a switch to 187 Os/ 188 Os desirable . |
| 10 | " Possible turbulence can not explain this deviation , as the acceleration recording by the FDR indicated only slight turbulence and the aircraft was , in general considered to be very stable under such conditions " . |
| 11 | Oh it was it was yes , some people were considered to be very very good at building a load . |
| 12 | Two had already died of starvation and young children were reported to be very weak from lack of food . |
| 13 | A little further on we passed the Elephant & Castle Inn [ in Pancras Way , near to the workhouse of 1809 ] kept by Mr Wrench , who is reported to be very strict in his management of the Inn . |
| 14 | The fixtures at Wolverhampton and Huntingdon are reported to be very much in the balance . |
| 15 | The Lowsons were reckoned to be very good farmers and they were very up to date . |
| 16 | But the hypothesis that antibody binding to domain 1 could lead to conformational changes that increase the accessibility of region 3 has been argued to be very unlikely and the structure now reinforces this view . |
| 17 | In particular , the process of consultation , and the provision within the Act to challenge service charges , were felt to be very difficult to enforce . |
| 18 | The sufferings of the young when first they go away from home and try to hold their own with cruel contemporaries are felt to be very great even when they are not . |
| 19 | Yet she has grown to be very much a part of Canadian society . |
| 20 | He says he 's a teen idol who 's grown to be very rich . |
| 21 | ‘ A most curious-looking young man with a mobile white face and small red-rimmed eyes ; he is said to be very clever as well as deeply religious . |
| 22 | They are said to be very fast over the first 40 yards , and the advice offered by the locals is that you should run on a zig-zag course if one of them takes a fancy to you . |
| 23 | I have not tried the Nitragon myself but they are said to be very good . |
| 24 | Alain Carignon , forty-four , mayor of Grenoble since 1983 , and President of the Department of Isère , is said to be very keen on the post and possible the strongest candidate . |
| 25 | The systems division is still not profitable after charging research and development expenditure , but services — technical support , third-party maintenance , consulting , are said to be very profitable and represent 30% of receivables all told . |
| 26 | Pain , or at least the consciousness of pain ( for Moore professes to distinguish these ) , is said to be very bad , but the main other things which he regards as bad are the enjoyment of ugly things , and the dislike of beautiful things ! |
| 27 | Robert Knolles , whose origins were said to be very humble , made a fortune out of war service in the 1350s and 1360s , and may be taken as typical of the successful captains with no inherited wealth who raised themselves by their military skills . |
| 28 | Quality consciousness is said to be very high among Japanese workers who endeavour to eliminate components that are rejected as substandard . |
| 29 | ‘ The stopping and cutting of tape was always said to be very expensive , not only in the cost of the tape but also in the man hours needed to do it . |
| 30 | The black mud from the sea shores is said to be very good for the skin . |